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Back to SearchJanuary 25, 2024: What will it take to pass the new bipartisan tax bill?
Episode 1769
When it was unveiled, the bipartisan tax deal brokered by Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.) …
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January 24, 2024: New Hampshire likely cements the 2024 race
Episode 1768
A victory in the granite state for former President Donald Trump effectively ended Nikki Haley’s shot at the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. But th…
2 years, 1 month ago
January 23, 2024: New Hampshire's looking like a sleepy primary
Episode 1767
Playbook co-authors Rachael Bade and Ryan Lizza talk about what Ryan's been experiencing on the ground in New Hampshire, where Donald Trump currently…
2 years, 1 month ago
January 22, 2024: Inside the DeSantis drop
Episode 1766
After vowing to stay in the race despite a disappointing second place finish in Iowa, Gov. Ron DeSantis made a 180-degree turn and ended his turbulen…
2 years, 1 month ago
January 19, 2024: One weird trick that could save a border deal
Episode 1765
With Senate negotiators expected to unveil a bipartisan border deal any day now, the chatter on Capitol Hill has turned to one elephantine obstacle: …
2 years, 1 month ago
January 18, 2024: The complex balancing act of a Ukraine-border compromise
Episode 1764
With a partial government shutdown just days away, a clutch of top government officials — including President Joe Biden and House Speaker Mike Johnso…
2 years, 1 month ago
January 17, 2024: Inside the SCOTUS case that could change policymaking power
Episode 1763
The Supreme Court will take up Chevron deference on Wednesday, a principle related to how much consideration judges must give to federal agency regul…
2 years, 1 month ago
January 16, 2024: Trump steamrolls Iowa caucus competition
Episode 1762
Capturing more than 50% of the delegates up for grabs, former president Donald Trump claimed a historic, dominant win mere minutes after the Iowa cau…
2 years, 1 month ago
January 12, 2024: What the Iowa caucuses look like to a GOP insider
Episode 1761
We’re just days away from the first ballots cast in the 2024 presidential cycle: the Iowa caucuses. But this year’s GOP contest is shaping up to look…
2 years, 1 month ago
January 11, 2024: The Trump vs. Haley vs. DeSantis split screen
Episode 1760
Last night in Des Moines, the split-screen reality of the GOP primary was on full display. On CNN, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley brutalized each other…
2 years, 1 month ago